Dr. Peter Mulhern is an orthopedic surgeon based in Ocoee, Florida, where he practices at the Florida Center for Orthopedics. While he has been in practice for more than twenty-five years, over the last four he has focused on joint replacement surgery for hips, knees, and shoulders.

Joint replacement surgery isn’t the answer for all people suffering from joint pain. But for some patients, it can be life changing. Some people have so much joint pain that it is difficult for them to do such ordinary tasks as walking, climbing stairs, or even getting up out of a chair. For those whose joint problems limit what they are able to do due to chronic pain and who experience associated mood changes, joint replacement surgery may be the best option.

Dr Peter Mulhern has practiced general orthopedic surgery since completing his medical residency in 1988. He holds a medical degree from the Boston University Medical School and did his graduate training at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. He is Board Certified and he has been a member of the American Academy or Orthopedic Surgeons since 1990. Before coming to the Florida Center for Orthopedics, he was on the staff of the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala and Lady Lake, Florida, where he performed general and reconstructive orthopedic surgeries.

Dr. Peter Mulhern is a native of Buffalo, New York in the United States, where Peter Mulhern took his primary education, having graduated from Canisius High School. Canisius HS is affiliated with the Jesuit order, a Roman Catholic private school of secondary instruction for boys. With a student to teacher ratio of 11 to 1, Mulhern enjoyed a high level college preparatoy program and finished with the highest grade point average and had the privilege of giving the valedictory address at graduation. Canisius owes its founding to the Jesuits who answered the request of American Bishop John Timon for a Catholic educational institution to be originated in the Western region of New York State to serve the ever-increasing numbers of Europeans settling there.

Canisius High School in Buffalo, New York, in the United States, the alma mater of Dr Peter Mulhern, is named for St. Peter Canisius, a Jesuit educator and scholar in the 16th century. Originally a boarding school until 1908, Canisius College separated from the original facility in 1912 and the high school finally received its independent charter in 1928.

Upon graduation from Canisius High School the future Dr. Peter Mulhern enrolled at the College of the Holy Cross, an undergraduate and private Jesuit institution of learning in Worcester, Massachusetts. Holy Cross is the oldest Catholic college in New England and the only Catholic college to hold a position among the top 50 liberal arts institutions for U.S. News. College of the Holy Cross was established through the determination of Benedict Joseph Fenwick, the second Bishop of Boston, in 1843.

Dr Peter Mulhern is practicing orthopedic surgery from 1988 and has been certified by American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 1990. Useful for even professional athletes, professionals like Peter Mulhern may perform arthroscopic procedures to reduce recovery time and incur minimal trauma to damaged joints, while viewing the interior on video monitor. Read in Details about Dr Peter Mulhern in this Presentation

The orthopedic medical specialty of Dr. Peter Mulhern owes its origins to physicians’ experiences working with wounded and injured patients in war. From the Middle Ages, those providing treatment to soldiers in the field have experimented with different treatments for musculoskeletal injuries. The derivation of the word orthopedic, the Greek ortho for straight and pais for child, is a direct reference to the emphasis on treating the bone and skeletal deformities of children. One of the earliest treatments for children was braces, an attempt to make the child straight.

Orthopedics sports medicine, practiced by Dr. Peter Mulhern at the Sports Medicine North Orthopedic Surgery Inc. facility in Lynnfield, Massachusetts early in his career, attempts to investigate, preserve and restore the structures of the musculoskeletal system affected by athletic activity and movement, through surgical, rehabilitative and medical means. The orthopedic sports medicine specialist has become vital to the continued health and competitiveness of athletes on levels ranging from youth to high school, collegiate, recreational and professional play. With their professional knowledge of soft tissue biomechanics, orthopaedic specialists are uniquely qualified to undertake the repair and healing of injuries as well as propose and implement treatment options which range from surgery to exterior devices, application of prescriptive analgesics or orthotic devices and tissue manipulation protocols.

Dr. Peter Mulhern, an orthopedic surgeon, works with other health care professionals in athletic team dynamics, like athletic trainers, physical therapists and physicians from other fields, to return the competitive athlete to top shape quickly and efficiently.

Dr. Peter Mulhern has practiced Orthopedic Surgery in a wide variety of locations on the East coast of the United States, including Massachusetts, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Georgia, Tennessee and Florida. Peter Mulhern is presently licensed in GA and FL and most recently was affiliated with the Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Florida and the Ocala Surgery Center. During the time of Mulhern’s practice in Georgia he was affiliated with the Hutcheson/Cornerstone Medical Center in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, where he served briefly as the Chief of Surgery. Dr. Mulhern’s practice in Tennessee was with the ParkRidge East Hospital in Chattanooga.

Dr. Peter Mulhern received his Medical Degree from the Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983 and from there took post-graduate education and his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Mulhern also completed his General Surgical Internship at Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Peter Mulhern has also worked at the St. Vincent Hospital at Worcester Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, as well as Hubbard/Harrington Hospital in Webster, Massachusetts. In Worcester, Mulhern also worked at the Worcester Surgical Center, and prior to that worked at the former J.B. Thomas Hospital in Peabody, MA and Union Hospital/North Shore Medical Center in Lynn, Massachusetts and Salem, Massachusetts during his time with the Sports Medicine North Orthopaedic Surgery practice in Lynnfield.

Dr. Peter Mulhern presently resides in Ocala, FL and practices today in Ocoee, Florida, continuing a highly-respected career in Orthopaedic Surgery. Mulhern continues to be a passionate fan of football and college basketball, cheering on the Buffalo Bills and hockey Sabres from his native Buffalo, New York. Mulhern also enjoys the occasional game of golf, which may become more frequent with his recent relocation and new practice in Florida.